Rock Hill, S.C.— It will be the first midweek test for the Winthrop softball team when it travels to Greensboro, N.C. Wednesday afternoon to take on North Carolina A&T at 3 p.m.
 
Game Info: Winthrop at North Carolina A&T | Greensboro, NC | Feb. 19, 2020 | 3 p.m. | Aggie Softball Complex (map)
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SERIES HISTORY WITH N.C. A&T

• This marks the 37^th meeting between the Eagles and Aggies
• Winthrop leads the all-time series 35-2
• This is the first meeting since 2010 when the Eagles earned a 3-0 win at home  

GLANCE AT THE EAGLES

• Eagles are looking to bounce back after Sunday's loss to Towson
• Have won three of the last four games
• Ansley Gilreath leads the team in batting at .440 with five runs, three doubles, two homeruns and six RBI
• Tori Walker and Taylor Charlton lead the team with nine RBI each
• Charlton is batting .435 on the year while Walker is hitting .333 and leads the team with three homeruns
• Madyson Watson is 3-2 on the year in the circle with a 2.57 ERA and 31 strikeouts to five walks in 30 innings
• As a team the Eagles are batting .366 with runners in scoring position
• Eagles are 11-of-12 stealing bases this year while opponents have only stolen seven
• Walker has reached base in 10 straight games, the longest streak on the team and a career-best

HEAD COACH WINDY THEES

• Head coach Windy Thees is in her second at Winthrop and in her 16^th season as head coach of a collegiate softball program
• Spent five seasons at Georgia State & College compiling a 163-92 record followed by six years at Memphis (172-151) and three seasons at Ole Miss (69-94)
• In her 16 seasons she's compiled an overall record of 439-367 and a record of 276-275 at the helm of a D1 program
• Led Ole Miss to five wins over nationally-ranked opponents that included a 2-0 victory at #1 Florida in 2014
• In 2003 she led Georgia State & College to a runner-up finish in the Division II National Championship
• Thees was a four-year starter at Florida State as both a catcher and second baseman

SCHEDULE

• Eagles have seven opponents on the schedule this season that finished in the Top 100 RPI in 2019
• There are four opponents this season that played in the NCAA Regionals last year
• Eight teams the Eagles face finished in the Top 3 of their respective leagues last year and five of them played for a conference championship
• Winthrop has 22 non-conference opponents schedule with just three matchups against teams for the first time (Clemson/Georgetown/Army)
• South Carolina, who the Eagles meet on Mar. 11, is ranked 22^nd in the USA Today/NFCA Coaches Poll and 17^th in the ESPN.com/USA Softball Poll

BIG SOUTH PRESEASON POLL
Winthrop was picked 4^th in the Big South Conference preseason poll, three votes behind Campbell in third. Longwood received eight of nine first-place votes followed by USC Upstate which received one first-place vote. Following the Eagles in the poll were Radford, Charleston Southern, Gardner-Webb, Hampton, and Presbyterian College. Winthrop finished fourth last season at 14-10 while Campbell finished a half-game ahead at 14-9.
 
UP NEXT
Winthrop will head to the Green & White Classic in Charlotte, NC hosted by the Charlotte 49ers. Winthrop will open against Delaware State at 2 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 21, face Delaware State (10 a.m.) and Charlotte (3 p.m.) on Saturday, Feb. 22 and wrap-up Sunday against Charlotte (2 p.m.).

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